Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Disinformation
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps the Government is taking to work with EU countries to counter disinformation campaigns orchestrated by foreign state actors.
17 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Self-employed: Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to support self-employed individuals who may struggle to file their tax returns on time due to economic difficulties; and whether he has made a recent assessment of the potenti
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure riders comply with e-scooter regulations.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any funding opportunities are available for the development of cinemas and other cultural venues in urban areas that are currently underserved in terms of cultural infrastructure.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cultural Heritage
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to preserve sites of local cultural heritage.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to support the (a) establishment and (b) maintenance of (i) cinemas and (ii) cultural venues in towns.
17 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Technology: New Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what incentives are available to encourage growth strategies among UK tech firms; and whether he plans to take steps to help increase the number of high-value tech companies based in the UK.
17 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Education and Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) educational and (b) vocational training opportunities are not reduced in prisons; and whether he plans to use those training opportunities to help reduce prison overcrow
17 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to manage prison population levels.
17 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Cryptocurrencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of (a) the role and (b) trends in the value of (i) bitcoin and (ii) other major cryptocurrencies in the economy in the next (A) five and (B) 10 years.
17 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to support innovation in blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies while ensuring robust consumer protections.
17 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Cryptocurrencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to issue any (a) guidance or (b) resources to help potential investors understand the risks and benefits associated with cryptocurrency investments.
17 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Cryptocurrencies: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regulatory measures are in place to ensure the stability and security of investments in cryptocurrencies; and whether any additional measures are being considered.
17 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Cryptoassets: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the new regulatory framework for crypto assets and stablecoins will (a) enhance the UK's global competitiveness in fintech and (b) protect consumers from the v
17 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that lobbying by the tobacco industry does not undermine future public health policies aimed at reducing smoking rates.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pets: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish guidance for pet owners on the risks associated with buying pets that have been smuggled into the UK.
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats and Dogs: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential ban on importing dogs and cats under the age of six months; and what assessment he has made of the potent
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats and Dogs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources allocated to enforcement agencies responsible for checking pets entering the UK to effectively counter puppy and kitten
16 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Dogs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to enhance the enforcement capabilities at borders to prevent the smuggling of puppies and kittens into the UK.
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure water companies are held accountable for sewage discharge.
16 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to use revenue raised through the increase in car tax from 1 April 2024 to support (a) public transport and (b) environmental initiatives.
16 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 4% increase in NHS dental charges on access to dental care for low-income (a) people and (b) families.
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she has taken to ensure the UK's energy security, in the context of ongoing regional conflicts in the Middle East.
16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation in the context of the recent military actions by Iran.
16 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Iran: Israel
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the conflict between Iran and Israel on (a) global economic stability, (b) oil prices and (c) inflation.
16 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Iran: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 15 April 2024 on Iran-Israel Update, Official Report, column 23, how many RAF (a) Typhoons and (b) planes were deployed to intercept Iranian drones fired i
16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Yemen: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent regional military action on the peace process in Yemen.
16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what the cost to the public purse was of providing humanitarian assistance in Yemen in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Household Support Fund: Hillingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to people placed in Slough by Hillingdon Borough Council who cannot access Household Support Funding because Hillingdon's scheme stipulates that such funding is avail
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Household Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring that people who need to access the Household Support Fund are not excluded by variations in eligibility criteria between councils.
Source: official written-questions record.